2022-03-03 Agenda

HUB North Shore Committee regular meetings will be held online using Zoom, on the first Thursday of every month at 6:30pm - 8:30pm. Everybody is welcome.

Online conference call at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85326713256?pwd=UUNtTGx4NVBSL2FXcFVXY1dVS1pNZz09

By phone: call 778-907-2071, Meeting ID: 853 2671 3256, Passcode: 406068
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General

• Agenda additions
• Introductions
• Draft list of projects completed in 2021

• North Shore MLAs
  • set up meeting with MLAs - Don

Public Input/Consultations

• Public input is critical when Council and Staff make trade-offs and decisions. Please make sure your voice is heard!!

Goals & Objectives

• 2021 Goals Setting
• 2022
  • Implementation of 3 top priority Bikeways
  • Establish communications with community stakeholders re Bikeways.
  • Recruit more committee members
    • Friends & family - all
    • Email to NS HUB members
    • Survey form to groups.io & members - Nadia & Don
      • Sample questions:
        • Are you interested in getting more involved with the HUB North Shore Committee?

Events

• Outdoor Safety and Emergency Preparedness - May 7th, 11-2pm, Argyle
• Go By Bike Week - May 30 - June 3, 2022

City of North Vancouver - Nadia

CNV Key Contacts & Staff Meetings

• HUB’s primary contact: Brandon Green
• Next meeting with staff: will aim for March/April. Do you have any questions for the CNV?

HUB Awards Congratulations!

• Lifetime achievement award: Bowinn Ma, MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale
• School that reported most # of trips during BTSW: Boundary Elementary

2022-2031 Draft Preliminary Capital Plan

• Highlights in 2022 & the 10-year plan
  • Pavement Management: Streets and Lanes ($1.0M in 2022)
  • New Traffic Signals ($0.9M in 2022)
  • Priority Mobility Networks Improvements ($0.7M in 2022)
  • Upper Levels Greenway ($0.3 M in 2022, $6.7 M in 2022-2031)
  • Carson Graham School Area Active Transportation Improvements ($3.6 M in 2023-25)
  • Waterfront Park Master Plan & Implementation ($10.0 M in 2024/25)
  • Open Streets, Parklets and Placemaking ($0.3M in 2022)
  • Climate and Environmental Strategy Implementation ($0.2M in 2022)

Esplanade Complete Street

• Full design here: https://www.cnv.org/city-services/streets-and-transportation/sustainable-transportation/travel-options/cycling/mobility-network-project/esplanade-complete-street
• Construction is currently underway between Mahon and St Georges.
• Bike lanes are maintained in both directions through the work area.
• Current information can be found at www.cnv.org/ecs
• Any comments/questions can be directly sent to Mo Bot at ecs@cnv.org

CNV Mobility Strategy

• Phase 2 public consultation is now closed.
• HUB NS provided feedback to staff on Feb 2. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lp3rMTwRwLgSE7rpXIEt0zNLRp8SGWsSFaDQpHIWB_0/edit?usp=sharing

At next CNV staff meeting, plan to follow up on:

• Upper Levels Greenway
• Carson Graham School Area Active Transportation Improvements
• Forbes & 3rd
• Bike storage designs
• Community Wellbeing Strategy

St Andrews Safety Improvements (no update)

• The following are now complete:
  • New sidewalks on the east side
  • Bumpout & yellow delineators (at 9th)
  • Raised crosswalks (at 8th and 9th)
• Due to a national road paint shortage, the road has not yet been repainted to narrow the travel lane and provide an uphill parking protected bike lane.
• Once complete, counts will follow to measure changes to volume and speed.
• Signage:
  • Signage typical on CNV bike routes will be added, confirming users are on the route.
  • Destination based bicycle wayfinding is not included in this project, as it will be delivered once the City develops a broader wayfinding strategy.
• https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Images/Image-Panels/Streets-and-Transportation/St-Andrews-road-maps.ashx

ITC - Dana & Jonathan

• New term cycle of ITC with a few new members. Meeting was mostly orientation and an overview of how the City development process works.

District of North Vancouver - Fred/Don

• Meeting with staff: Feb-24
  • Marine Dr cycling link (south): DWV border – McGuire - Design spring, Build Winter 2022-23
  • Mtn Hwy - Arborlynn connector: West 2022, East 2022 or 2023.
  • Arborlynn corridor safety study (focused on vehicle speed and intersections)
  • Spirit Trail planning (Concepts & plan for approval this summer, build over next 10 years)
  • Wayfinding priorities (Requested area around 2nd narrows, Lower cap road, Pemberton height (23rd to Paisley and McKay))
    • Any others?
  • Slow Streets: Safe Streets workshop Mar 28th
  • Repaving Riverside Drive - asked for design and if bikelanes included.

• Upper Lynn Valley Rd
  • At Mar 7th council meeting:
    • Request approval to build Phase 1 this summer
    • Approval for public consultations for this spring

• 2022 Construction plans (to be confirmed):
  • Hunter Street Bridge
    • construction started, complete by Nov/Dec
  • Marine Drive connection (2022-23)
  • Paisley Rd route - TBC
  • Arborlynn connector - West side

District of West Vancouver - Paul/Peter/Mike

2022/23 budget proposals for ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE

• https://wiki.bikehub.ca/sites/northshore/images/0/02/2022_DWV_Active_Transport_Proposals.pdf
• Bike Rack Installation - District-Wide focussing on parks.
• Marine Drive Bike Lanes - East of LGB planned to be completed this year.
• Marine Drive Separated Bike Lanes - 26th to 31st.
• 31st to Westmount Road Active Transportation Upgrades will include some separated uphill bike lanes and sharrows on the downhill lanes.
• Mathers Avenue Extension of cycling path from the Hugo Ray Connector along local streets (3rd Street and Mathers Avenue as far as 575 Mathers Avenue).
• Cycling Wayfinding - Hugo Ray to Deep Dene, Capilano Pacific Trail.
• Mobility Initiatives - 30 km/h Pilot, Shared/Slow Streets, Traffic Calming Policy, School Safety Upgrades.
• Traffic Signals & Intersection Improvements - Marine at 31st involving upgrades to the intersection, including signalization of the north and south approaches (currently stop-sign controlled).
• North Shore Connects - Temporary Full Time FTE to support participation in this and other regional initiatives.

21 January meeting with Jenn Moller, Director of Engineering and Transportation

• Just one 30 km/hr speed restriction zone - signage only as not enough funds for engineering features - will not be a pilot.
• Slow Streets - depending on funding, will look at what can be done on Bellevue and Ambleside/Dundarave loops.
• Mobility Plan (formerly an update to the strategic transportation plan) - Kirk and Co. will be doing public engagement this spring - the plan will not be completed this year.
• Ambleside Local Area Plan - initial step will be driven by a citizen-led initiative that could go on into 2023.
• We should meet with Sue Ketler, Director of Parks, Culture & Community Services re: the Spirit Trail bypass and Horseshoe Bay Park renovation to get separated bike lanes on Bay Street.
• Lime e-bike share will be launched in DWV this spring with no helmet mandate.

New path on Welch Street Bridge

• The official opening will probably be in the spring and could include the unveiling of some Squamish Nation public art.

Cilcovia Family Day Event

• It is tentatively planned for June or September of this year.
• HUB North /Shore will not play a major role in the overall organization of the event but has offered to organize the following four proposed components of the event:
  • set up and operate a tent and table to distribute HUB information;
  • coordinate with the North Shore Safety Council to arrange for a bike rodeo;
  • coordinate with DWV Police Dept to see if they will offer 529 Garage registrations; and
  • will lead one or more group bike rides around a predetermined bike loop through Ambleside and Dundarave.

MOTI - Don/Jonathan

• Lower Lynn Interchanges
  • Mountain Hwy Interchange
    • Protection for Northbound on Mtn-Hwy at south intersection - MoTI will add spring 2022.
  • Main-Dollarton interchange
    • New access ramps to existing tunnel on north side, completed but path ends with fence at Phibbs
  • Phibbs exchange upgrade
    • Consultants/MoTI turned down our requested changes

• Hwy 1 North Shore Corridor Study: Lynn Valley to Horseshoe Bay
  • Release a couple weeks ago, at a high level looks good. Need to review in detail.
  • And see what the next steps are.
• Cycling Gaps project
  • Provided comments on draft of MoTI's Gap's list.
  • Next phase will be prioritization, no dates yet.

• Small projects - maintenance issues
  • Meet with MoTI's Operations Mgr Oct 14th
  • Phillips ave Tunnel barriers - looking to make changes, but best option will require DNV and local resident buy in.
  • Will consider Repairs to Paths between Cap bridg , North interchange and Phillips tunnel in 2022
  • Cypress Bowl Road - MoTI are gathering information. We and others have suggested reallocation of 1 uphill lane during non-ski season.
  • HSB & Exit 0

Communications & Outreach - Heather/Antje/Giacomo/Paul

• Communications = Paul, Antje, Giacomo, Heather
  • Send Antje photos of new or existing good infrastructure on the North Shore or tag @hubnorthshore on Twitter
  • let us know if there is something we should communicate about - blocked bike lanes, new infrastructure, etc.

Schools -

• Several folks have expressed interest in working on Bike Educations and encouraging kids to ride to school
• If a few people are willing to champion this this could be a 2022 goal

RCMP -

• Ask them about slow streets?